Softbank signs up 163,300 new subscribers (Japan)
Softbank Mobile added a net new 163,300 customers last month. The same month iPhone was launched. According to a database, Softbank Mobile ended August with a total of 19.490 million, ahead of market leader NTT DoCoMo which added a net 84,400 users to raise its total to close to 53.807 million. Second placed KDDI gained 54,900 subscribers on a net basis to end August with 30.376 million subscribers, while number four operator eMobile added 84,300 for a total of 752,400.
